Tensor diagrams and cluster algebras

Sergey Fomin, Pavlo Pylyavskyy

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Abstract

The rings of SL(V) invariants of configurations of vectors and linear forms in a finite-dimensional complex vector space V were explicitly described by Hermann Weyl in the 1930s. We show that when V is 3-dimensional, each of these rings carries a natural cluster algebra structure (typically, many of them) whose cluster variables include Weyl's generators. We describe and explore these cluster structures using the combinatorial machinery of tensor diagrams. A key role is played by the web bases introduced by G. Kuperberg.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)717-787
Number of pages71
JournalAdvances in Mathematics
Volume300
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 10 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Cluster algebra
  • Invariant theory
  • Tensor diagram
  • Web basis

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